{"id":26737,"date":"2024-11-13T04:31:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=26737"},"modified":"2024-11-13T04:32:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T09:32:30","slug":"charles-leclerc-i-am-sure-ferrari-will-be-next-world-champions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/13\/charles-leclerc-i-am-sure-ferrari-will-be-next-world-champions\/","title":{"rendered":"Charles Leclerc: &#8220;I am sure&#8221; Ferrari will be next World Champions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The next team to become F1 champions will be Ferrari, argues <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/28\/charles-leclerc-aims-to-overtake-norris-in-the-standings\/\" target=\"_self\">Charles Leclerc<\/a>. The Monegasque is confident that Maranello&#8217;s upward trajectory can translate into victory in the championship standings.<\/p>\n<h2>Vasseur implements key changes at Ferrari<\/h2>\n<p>Since joining Ferrari at the beginning of 2023, team principal <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/09\/06\/fred-vasseur-ferrari-should-perform-well-at-next-races\/\" target=\"_self\">Fred Vasseur<\/a> has overseen a series of changes.<\/p>\n<p>New technical personnel, strategists and different procedures have all been implemented by the Frenchman.<\/p>\n<p>By making these necessary corrections, but still maintaining the same core group, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/29\/f1-news-ferrari-upgrades-could-tip-scale-in-development-war\/\" target=\"_self\">Ferrari<\/a> have progressed rapidly in the last two seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Rather than undergoing a complete overhaul, the Maranello squad have been pragmatic in their approach.<\/p>\n<p>This strategy has put them within touching distance of this year&#8217;s constructors title &#8211; even with a difficult development period after the Spanish GP.<\/p>\n<h3>Charles Leclerc believes in the project<\/h3>\n<p>Having witnessed the progress at Ferrari in recent years, Charles Leclerc is optimistic about the future.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old explains why world championships are now attainable:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It&#8217;s all about us, how well we are working as a team, and the job we are doing as a team to get to the World Championship.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I feel like we are working well,&#8221; he told Pirelli&#8217;s YouTube channel.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;However, it&#8217;s a relative sport and it all depends on how well the others are doing as well.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"U9gVgevQRR9ZxdMKCPKFqA\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/2182347717\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'U9gVgevQRR9ZxdMKCPKFqA',sig:'ri_eKrwPcyC2GD3suRfGwm8DDR8gnArv8Qjvi2Y1tfU=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'2182347717',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;And they are doing super well for now. So we&#8217;ve got a lot of hard work to do, in the next few years, but I believe in it [the project]\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I have to believe in the project 100%, and I am sure that Ferrari is the next team that will be World Champion.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We&#8217;ve just got to keep working.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Things change quickly in Formula 1 &#8211; something Ferrari have experienced first hand in the last eighteen months.<\/p>\n<p>After seeing <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/11\/13\/f1-news-red-bulls-internal-dispute-over-2025-driver-line-up\/\" target=\"_self\">Red Bull<\/a> dominate last year, the Scuderia are now scrapping with McLaren for the constructors title.<\/p>\n<p>Since the corrective upgrades brought to the Italian GP, the SF-24 has been the most complete package on the grid.<\/p>\n<p>This is also relevant for <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2024\/10\/30\/f1-news-ferrari-optimistic-about-progress-on-2025-car\/\" target=\"_self\">Ferrari&#8217;s 2025 prospects<\/a>, since they have established a reliable baseline for next season.<\/p>\n<p>As Charles Leclerc prepares to welcome Lewis Hamilton as his teammate, the stakes will continue to rise at Maranello.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The next team to become F1 champions will be Ferrari, argues Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque is confident that Maranello&#8217;s upward trajectory can translate into victory in the championship standings. Vasseur implements key changes at Ferrari Since joining Ferrari at the beginning of 2023, team principal Fred Vasseur has overseen a series of changes. 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